Nighthawk Border Special 45 ACP 1911 Commander IOS Optics Ready 9692

Get your hands on this unique 45 ACP Border Special model before it's gone. Not only are Nighthawk's one of a kind, each model is slightly different than the next. Each and every one are from start to finish handmade by one master gunsmith. One gun, one gunsmith!

Nighthawk Custom designed the Border Special model in collaboration with Sheriff Jim Wilson, the legendary border patrol officer, and county sheriff in Crockett County. Wilson was responsible for keeping our southern border secure during the cartel era of the ’80s, spending 15 years patrolling the Rio Grande, and the formation of a narcotics unit in Denton County. With over 40 years of carrying a 1911, dating back to the early ‘70s, Wilson formulated many ideas on what a fighting pistol should be. Those ideas have come together in the creation of the Border Special. It was built on a Concealed Carry Cut, Commander-sized frame and slide with the standard chambering in .45 ACP. The frame and mainspring housing have been carry optimized with scallop texturing for minimal slippage. We outfitted the slide with a Heinie Slant Pro rear sight, a Gold Bead front sight, and the slide top is serrated for improved sight acquisition. Whether you’re protecting the border or protecting your home, you can bet your hide this pistol will get the job done.

FEATURES:

• Black nitride finish
• Forged commander size frame and 4.25" barrel
• Hand fit frame and slide
• Hand fit match grade .45 ACP barrel
• Crowned barrel flush with bushing
• Fluted barrel hood
• Throated barrel
• Polished feed ramp
• Smooth recoil spring plug with thick barrel bushing
• Contoured carry cut
• Scalloped front strap and mainspring housing
• Hand blended grip safety
• Serrated top of the slide
• Only rear cocking serrations
• Tuned and polished extractor
• Hand fit firing pin stop
• Heinie black Slant Pro rear sight with solid gold bead front sight
• 40 lines per inch serrated rear of slide to match rear sight
• Cocobolo double diamond grips with Nighthawk logo
• Lightweight, short, solid aluminum Nighthawk Custom trigger
• Hand polished ignition components
• Custom trigger job set with 3.5 to 3.75 pound trigger
• Completely dehorned for comfortable carry
• Hand beveled edges
• Ultra Hi-Cut Front Strap
• Includes two 8-round magazines

FRAME SIZE

COMMANDER

CALIBER

.45 ACP

LIGHT RAIL

NO RAIL

SAFETY

SINGLE

HEIGHT

5.4"

OVERALL LENGTH

7.85"

PISTOL WIDTH

1.40"

SLIDE WIDTH

0.92"

GRIP THICKNESS

REGULAR

WEIGHT EMPTY

34.1 OZ

SIGHT RADIUS

5.76"

BARREL LENGTH

4.25"

MAGAZINE CAPACITY

8

REAR SIGHT

HEINIE BLACK SLANT PRO

FRONT SIGHT

GOLD BEAD

FINISH

BLACK NITRIDE

FIRING PIN SIZE

.38 SUPER

FIRING PIN MATERIAL

STAINLESS STEEL